Some people do not appreciate the comfort of one-size pants, but the woman behind a unique style of unisex pants is hoping the Dragon’s will feel differently. Carley Stenson will be featured on the March 2nd episode of Dragon’s Den where the world will find out if she was able to get funding to help […]
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Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen, known mostly for inventing the parts necessary to scuba dive, died yesterday at 93 years old. His revolutionary device made it possible for people to breathe while underwater. It was even used by the military in World War II. Called the “Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus”, the name was eventually shortened
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Franchising.com: Snap Fitness, the world’s fastest-growing franchisor of state-of-the-art 24/7 express fitness centers, announces the appointment of Wes Winnekins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wes, who most recently served as CFO for Health Fitness Corporation for the last 10 years, will oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the company. “Wes has been a great addition
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Marc Ostrofsky is a domain name investor who’s made millions of dollars buying and selling domain names. The most famous one he flipped was Business.com. He bought it in the mid 1990s for $150,000 and sold it in 1999 for $7.5 million. In May, his new book Get Rich Click! will be available. It offers
PR-USA.net: The United Franchise Group (UFG), based in West Palm Beach, Florida, launched almost 200 new businesses in 2010. UFG consists of five industry-leading franchise brands including SIGNARAMA, EmbroidMe, Plan Ahead Events, Billboard Connection and Transworld Business Advisors. New businesses were established this year in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Additionally, Master
Blue MauMau: The end of 2010 proved to be a strange time for franchisors and franchisees in court. The cases filed were some of the strangest we’ve seen… In Servicios Azucareros de Venezuela, C.A. v. John Deere Thibodeaux, Inc., the plaintiff, a distributor of John Deere products, sued the manufacturer in federal court in Louisiana
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1455 – Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. 1886 – Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall. 1905 – Chicago attorney Paul
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Sify: Hardcastle Restaurants Private Ltd (HRPL), the sole franchise of fast food major McDonald’s in south and western India, Monday said it will invest Rs.500 crore over the next three years to expand its footprint in the country. It also plans to open another 30 outlets in 2011. ‘We will be investing Rs.500 crore and
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Las Vegas Business Press: Unemployment, bordering on 15 percent locally and 9 percent nationwide, doesn’t exactly spur confidence in job seekers. Overwhelmed businesses may start to look at submitted résumés and cover letters the way they’d look at junk mail. Scott Santy was one of those desperately mass-mailing in search of a job. Santy, who
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Independent Online: Famous Brands (FBR) announced Monday that it has acquired the franchise agreements, trademarks and intellectual property of Milky Lane and Juicy Lucy from Java Brands for 30.95 million rand. The acquisition will be funded through a combination of existing cash reserves and short-term debt, and will be earnings enhancing, the company said. The
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